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Saturday, November 27, 2010

Christmas Count Down

I'm exhausted from cooking and cleaning for Thanksgiving and did not want to start on the Christmas decorating yet. This weekend was more about relaxing than anything else. A few pine branches in the wood basket was just a start.

A few years back at an after Christmas sale I bought these adorable red sparkling berries. They fit nicely on top of my lamps and add a festive look. Again, not a lot of effort. I'm still relaxing.

A little egg white and granulated sugar make ordinary fruit a little fancy. But enough for one day. I'll do a little more tomorrow.

P.S. on Sunday morning....Good morning! Tried to send you an email but your email sign wouldn't open up. Anyway, wanted to thank you for always stopping by my blog and commenting. Thanks so much. Always love having you visit. Had a great day! Susan

I love your gentle move towards Christmas decorating. The berry wreath is adorable. I too am wondering how long your fruits will last, probably a long time as sugar is a natural preservative (as long as the ants don't find it...)?

Thanks everyone for all your wonderful comments. The sugared fruit lasts about three weeks. I usually do this around the second week in December but I needed to get myself off the couch and this is very easy and fun.

I love your 'step into Christmas with baby steps' attitude! We have a few rules about Christmas in our house ... no Christmas music until Thanksgiving Day, no Christmas tree until after Mom's birthday (the 10th) and on the 11th break out the eggnog! Love the sugared fruit and natural touches ... do you ever cut winterberry by the side of the roads? We have favorite spots that we go to year after year to have red berries to add to the greens ... Hurray! You've got me in the spirit!

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